SOUTHWEST ASIA, Dec. 29, 2016 — Today, during coalition operations to liberate Mosul, Iraq, a coalition airstrike struck a van carrying Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant fighters observed firing an SPG-9 recoilless rifle before loading the weapon in the van and driving off, according to a Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve news release. The van was struck in what was later determined to be a hospital compound parking lot resulting in possible civilian casualties, the release said. CJTF-OIR takes all allegations of civilian casualties seriously, the release said, and this incident will be fully investigated and the findings released in a timely and transparent manner. The release said CJTF-OIR releases monthly reports covering its tracking and investigation of allegations of civilian casualties. Coalition forces comply with the Law of Armed Conflict, wo...